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Bad weather blocked the shuttle
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) decided to postpone Discovery's launch today because of cloudy weather and strong winds.
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Endeavor returned safely to Earth
After 11 days of connecting with the International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Endeavor on July 28 began its journey back to Earth after completing the laboratory…
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The toilet of the international space station is broken
The main toilet on the International Space Station (ISS) was broken at the time the residents on ISS were the largest ever, with 13 travelers.
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Walk in space to celebrate the moon's day
Two shuttle astronauts Endeavor made a space walk yesterday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the human landing on the moon for the first time.
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America delayed the shuttle launch because of lightning
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) cannot launch the shuttle Endeavor on July 11, due to dozens of lightning strikes near the launch pad on Friday.
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Endeavor takes off after many delays
After more than a month of delay, the US shuttle Endeavor was launched last night with seven astronauts.
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The shuttle delayed the second launch in a row
The new hydrogen leak discovered during the refueling of the Endeavor spacecraft caused NASA to continue canceling the last-minute launch plan.
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Aircraft 'piggyback' spacecraft
Atlantis space shuttle yesterday began its journey back to the base in Florida. Bad weather did not allow it to land here after completing the mission in orbit and had t…
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NASA postponed the last-minute shuttle launch
The US space agency's Endeavor plan to launch the spacecraft was canceled only a few hours before the ship took off from Earth, due to a hydrogen gas leak.
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Photographing the spacecraft passing by the sun
Shocking photos reveal the Atlantis space shuttle and the Hubble telescope when both are hit by the sun.
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Atlantis returned to Earth safely
The Atlantis spacecraft landed yesterday in a parking lot in California, USA, after successfully performing the mission to upgrade the Hubble telescope in orbit.
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The first colored person to be NASA's leader
US President Barack Obama has appointed former African astronaut Charles Frank Bolden to lead the Aerospace Agency (NASA).
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NASA is about to launch the Atlantis shuttle for the last time
NASA said the agency is expected to carry out the launch of the Atlantis space shuttle on May 11 to fulfill the Hubble space telescope and maintenance mission.
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NASA launches a telescope to repair the telescope
The US space agency has launched Atlantis and seven astronauts to fix the Hubble telescope in space.
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Detecting chipping on the Atlantis space shuttle
The astronauts of the space shuttle Atlantis discovered chipping marks about 53 cm long on the hull.